A talented female who found the only way to become part of the jazz and music world, was to dress like a man her entire life. Not until her death and after the autopsy, did they discover she was a woman. In 2008, we're glad to know this type of masquerade is no longer necessary.

TURN THE SOUND DOWN ON THE YOU TUBE VIDEO, AND YOU'LL SEE HOW THE 'GIZMO' SEEMS TO 'FLOW' WITH THE MUSIC.

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Monday, June 23, 2008

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An old record albumn by Billy Tipton

"Loving this jazz...."

I was thinking about Frank Sinatra - his son, and Nancy.

I saw not only these 3 in live performances, but Sammy Davis, Jr. In fact I saw Mr. Davis and Freddie Prinz perform less than a year before Freddie died. So, I've started a little play-list that will feature some of that 'Not-so-ratty' Pack; Frank, Jr. - Nancy, Sammy; Dean, and I'm putting in a bit of Maynard Ferguson because I like his style. Click this picture and try out the songs. Oh yes, this photograph is of the inside of my coffee cup; the coffee's just about gone, and I manipulated the colors 'just a wee bit'. It looks a bit like a 'push-button', so PUSH IT! Diane

My brother has been a professional musician all his life.

He designs; builds, and plays guitar. He loves Grover Washington like I do. If you'll just CLICK MY BROTHER'S PICTURE, you'll get about 90 minutes of Mr. Washington's music. When you see the VIEW TAB, click that and 'start the music'. Enjoy! Diane

For some twenty-five years, Grover Washington, Jr., who died in December 1999, was among the most beloved instrumentalists in popular music. He maintained the middle ground between jazz and rhythm-and-blues with great style and grace.Washington made his reputation with a series of recordings made in the 70s. He began to play sessions with the likes of Bob James, Randy Weston, Eric Gale and Dave Grusin.In 1980 his album The Winelight won two GRAMMY Awards, vaulting him to the forefront of jazz fusion. In the early 80s, Washington played a major role in establishing the Philadelphia group Pieces of a Dream, producing three albums with them. Throughout the decade he continued to put out solo albums that, along with his work as composer and producer, reinforced his position as a key player in modern jazz.

PART OF MY FAMILY TREE....

'BLESSING' by Robin Urton, Urton Art

A few words from my favorite 'blogger'.........

it seems to me that it is incumbent upon each of us to experience as much of the world's diversity as we possibly can during our lives -- and having done so, we will be confident in our own identities as well as respectful toward the identities of others. at this point in our evolution as a species, there is simply not room for all this drama, antagonism, avarice and insecurity. on all sides. there are more important issues at stake, like saving what remains of the garden planet that our grandchildren will inherit.I confess - I swiped those previous 2 paragraphs because she says it beautifully - many of us 'think it', but not all of us are as capable of putting it into 'words'.Visit her:http://predatorhaven.blogspot.com

'BLUES AND JAZZ'...when it's music I love it;

when it's sadness & lies, not so much...

'FIRE UP YOUR CURSOR' - THEN COME BACK HERE AND 'SCROLL'...THIS IS FUN!

I read this woman's blog; her heart is big - she's 'on-target' about life I think.

OUTSIDE OUR WINDOW - MAKES ME THINK OF THE SONG 'BLUE MOON'

GOOD JAZZ; SOME BLUES, AND A FEW 'TORCH SINGERS'...

I took this photo - reminds me of a swaying female singing and belting out a great song!

My dear friend wrote this - it's appropriate for this page and story I think...

The Dancer

She glides by wearing a long flowing gown of sapphire blue, yet no one noticed.Her life had been lost to many eyes like the dancer atop a music box, with just a touch she dances for our pleasure as we watch from our world,dancing for all and for no onealone...

In the dark confinesof her solitudeshe cried, an eternal mark of her painleft on the soft velvet pillows held through the night. Yet no tears are seen now as she cries... For this lady of deep passion and undying pain has glided by once again.

Where is she going No one knows who will care No one will who shall embrace her tenderness tonight No one.Her life was lost to emptiness, her soul has wandered for thousands of years, the flowing gown on her ghostly figure still, goes un-noticed.

Like the dancer atop a music box, with just a touch she dances for our pleasureas we watch from our world, dancing for all and for no one. Listen and fee lher deep passion and undying pain, as she once again, glides by-

SOME EGGS AREN'T CONTENT WITH THEIR 'NATURAL' STATE EITHER....

...AND SOME OF US COLOR THEM DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY SEE THEMSELVES.

Welcome to Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site...

At the Tipton-Haynes historic site, eleven buildings tell a story of Tennessee's history from early settlement to the Civil War era. Contained within the large white house is the 25' x 35' log cabin of Col. John Tipton. The Tiptons enlarged the home and built a shed porch across the front of the house and built a separate kitchen. In the 1850s, Haynes changed the front porch to what is seen today and constructed his law office next to the house. The lower floor of the main house is wheelchair accessible.

The outbuildings include a smokehouse, pigsty, loom house, still house, springhouse and the large log barn and corncrib from the Tipton period. In addition, there is the home of George Haynes, a slave with the Haynes family. Col. John Tipton is buried in the site's cemetery.

The historic physical features are the Buffalo Trail that later became the Jonesborough, Tennessee - Morganton, North Carolina Stage Road, the cave where tradition says that Daniel Boone camped, and the wooded area that contains many flowers and plants of the earlier period. Visitors use a self directed guide to explore the Andre Michaux trail. Surrounding the historic buildings are herb, kitchen and vegetable gardens.

Visitors are greeted in the Tipton-Haynes Museum and Education Center. The museum houses the permanent and temporary exhibit areas, education and reception space, a museum shop, and a library and archives that relate to the early history of Tennessee, as well as the Tipton and Haynes families. All are wheelchair accessible.

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THESE ARE THE WORDS I REMEMBER FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING'S SPEECH...

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,From every mountainside, let freedom ring!And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.But not only that:Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.From every mountainside, let freedom ring.And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

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Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

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Important Events in Morgan Countyduring the 1700s

As mentioned previously, George Washington visitedpresent-day Berkeley Springs several times with his halfbrother, Lawrence. When he vacationed in the area in 1767, he noted how busy the town had become. Lord Fairfax had built a summer home there and a “private bath,” making the area a popular destination for Virginia’s social elite. As the town continued to grow, the Virginia General Assemblydecided to formally recognize it. In October 1776, the townwas officially named Bath, in honor of England’s spa citycalled Bath. The town’s main north-south street was namedWashington and the main east-west street was namedFairfax. Also, seven acres were set aside for “sufferinghumanity.”When West Virginia gained statehood, those acresbecame West Virginia’s first state park.

Bath’s population increased during and immediately afterthe American Revolutionary War as wounded soldiers andothers came to the area believing that the warm springs hadmedicinal qualities. Bath gained a reputation as a somewhatwild town where eating, drinking, dancing and gambling onthe daily horse races were the order of the day. Bath laterbecame known as Berkeley Springs, primarily because thetown’s post office took that name (combining GovernorNorborne Berkeley’s last name with the warm springs foundthere) to avoid confusion with another post office, located insoutheastern Virginia, which was already called Bath.

Because the mail was sent to and from Berkeley Springs,that name slowly took precedence.

The Morgan County Seat

The Morgan County court met for the first time in Bath onMarch 16, 1820 in Ignatious O’Ferrall’s tavern. Later meetings were held at the Buck Horn Tavern until a building was purchased for the court’s use. Initially, Morgan County’s government was dominated by Molly Abernathy and her two lawyer sons, John and Joseph. The main order of business at that time was keeping the peace in town, and the construction of roads to and from the county seat.

When the West Virginia Constitution was put to a votemany of Jefferson County’s citizens did not even know thatthe question of whether to remain with Virginia or join thenew state of West Virginia was being put to a vote. When thevote was taken the Union Army controlled the county andopened just two precincts for voting. Those known to be Confederate sympathizers were under house arrest, and werenot allowed to vote. Jefferson County voted 248 for and twoagainst joining the new state of West Virginia. At that time, the county had nearly 2,000 registered voters, but most of them were under house arrest.

After the war, Virginia demanded that Berkeley andJefferson counties be returned because they had not been apart of the original annexation approved by Congress. ManyJefferson and Berkeley county residents also expressed theirdesire to remain a part of Virginia. As the controversy overBerkeley and Jefferson counties continued, West Virginia’sstate legislature, in January 1865, moved the JeffersonCounty seat from Charles Town to Shepherdstown, primarilybecause Shepherdstown’s residents were ardentsupporters of becoming part of West Virginia. The Shepherdstown West Virginians even had a plan to form anew county to be called “Shepherd” if the citizens of the southern portion of the county did not comply with their wish to remain part of West Virginia. The controversy over Jefferson County’s location in West Virginia finally ended in 1866 after both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives ruled in favor of West Virginia’s claim to the land. In an attempt to mollify those wanting the county to be returned to Virginia, the county seat was moved from Shepherdstown back to Charles Town.

When the county seat was moved from Shepherdstown,the town’s residents decided to establish a school in the nowempty courthouse. The school was originally called the “Classical and Scientific Institute,” but its name was changed to Shepherd College in 1872. In exchange for state support, Shepherd College’s trustees offered the state free access to the courthouse building. The state accepted the offer and Shepherd College became a state normal school. In 1904, the college moved from the courthouse/McMurran Hall to a new building called “Knutti Hall,” named to honor its principal, J.G. Knutti.

Recent Important Events in Jefferson County

In 2000, Shepherdstown drew the attention of the entireworld as it hosted the latest round of the U.S.-brokeredIsraeli-Syrian peace talks. The talks included Israeli PrimeMinister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Faroukal-Shaara. President Bill Clinton served as mediator. The talksdid not produce any conclusive agreements, but they represented an important step toward peace.

The Jefferson County Seat

Charles Town, Jefferson County’s seat, was chartered bythe Virginia General Assembly in October 1786. It was namedin honor of Charles Washington, George Washington’syoungest brother.

TODAY ROBIN TOLD ME THIS WAS ON A LOCAL MAGAZINE...HOORAY, ROBIN!

A gift from Richard Volpe - 1985; in his memory. Love, Diane

Some of Richard's art - my favorite was the SNOW FENCE....

One of Richard's 'block prints' ... he had many ...

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To let others reach out to us to offer the connection we so desperately need, and to offer others the same. You are part of that connection to me, and I hope I can be the same as your friend. Tina